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The deal sets minimum hourly wages at $25 in California, where most of Kaiser’s facilities are located, and $23 in other states

The Oct. 2 crash prompted Cruise to suspend driverless operations nationwide after California regulators found that its cars posed a danger to public safety

Witnesses said Paul Kessler was involved in a ‘physical altercation’ with one or more counter-protesters, fell backward and struck his head on the ground

The company is paying the price for aggressive expansion in its early years. It entered into a restructuring support agreement with the majority of its stakeholders to ‘drastically reduce’ its debt

Some experts worry the U.S. may be repeating mistakes that gave rise to the opioid crisis: overprescribing a questionable drug that carries significant safety and abuse risks

Bankman-Fried was found guilty on seven charges which carry potential penalties adding up to 110 years in prison, though he is likely to face far less at a sentencing set for March 28

The settlements resolve investigations into the companies improperly charging drivers sales taxes and other fees when the costs should have been paid by customers

The jury is expected to begin deliberations on Thursday. Founder FTX has been on trial on charges that he defrauded his customers and investors of billions of dollars

The so-called Highland Fire erupted at about 12:45 p.m. Monday and as of early Tuesday, the fire had grown to 3.5 square miles and was not contained

In 2015, US officials set a goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030, but the country has made little progress

Assistant US attorney confronted Bankman-Fried with instances in which he’d promised customers that their assets would be safe and that they could demand those assets to be returned at any time

Regulators in California revoked the license for Cruise after receiving reports of potential risks to pedestrians and passengers

FTX founder has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of diverting billions of dollars from his clients to make risky investments, buy luxury housing, and make large political donations

Fraser Bohm had previously been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the Oct. 17 crash but was released a day later while investigators gathered more evidence

The request for additional relief is based on estimates from communities hit by disasters this year, such as the August wildfires in Hawaii, hurricanes in Florida and flooding in California and Vermont

Joseph David Emerson faces 83 counts of attempted murder after Sunday’s incident en route to San Francisco

The performing artist put the property, built on a 32,400-square-meter lot, up for sale last February, when she moved to an even bigger mansion in Beverly Hills with Ben Affleck

Suspension of the Cruise robotaxi service comes just two months after another state regulator approved an expansion that authorized around-the-clock rides throughout San Francisco

The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of federal law

President Joe Biden and other heads of state, hundreds of foreign journalists and more than 1,000 business executives from around the globe are expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit

The devices, which contain nicotine, lithium and other metals, cannot be reused or recycled. Under federal environmental law, they also aren’t supposed to go in the trash

Access to medication and a private space to get a self-managed abortion are particularly difficult for migrants, who can spend several months in shelters on the border. Along the way, thousands are victims of robbery, human trafficking and sexual abuse

The White House calls clean hydrogen ‘essential to achieving the president’s vision of a strong clean energy economy’ and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 2050

The jackpot is the world’s second-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 36 consecutive drawings. Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger when no one wins

The singer and real estate agent were married at the end of 2021 and separated this summer. They had signed a prenuptial agreement, but the priority has been shielding her privacy

The law is designed to make it easier for authorities to provide care to people with untreated mental illness or addictions to alcohol and drugs, many of whom are homeless